Introduction to Crystal Singing Bowls
A guided sound experience with live demonstration and awareness of how sound moves through the body
Friday - June 26th, 7pm-8:30pm
📍 Live at East West Bookshop
Investment:
$45 per person
Max Capacity: 8
This event fills quickly — early registration is encouraged.
Perfect preparation for the Full Immersion Sound Bath the following evening — Saturday June 27th.
Introduction to Crystal Singing Bowls
A guided sound experience and foundational teaching
Is this for you?
Have you heard a crystal singing bowl and felt something — but didn't know what to make of it?
Do you find yourself drawn to sound healing but unsure where to begin or what's actually happening?
Are you someone who needs to understand something before you can fully trust it?
Have you been curious about adding sound to your own meditation, wellness, or healing practice?
If any of these feel true, this evening was designed for you.
Most people have heard a singing bowl. Few understand what's actually happening when they do.
This class changes that.
Join Julie Kalua — sound practitioner and singing bowl buyer at East West Bookshop — for a hands-on introduction to crystal singing bowls that goes beyond demonstration. You'll leave with a real understanding of how sound interacts with your body, and why it works.
What the evening includes:
Arrival and grounding A short sound-based settling to help the body become more receptive before the experience begins.
Guided listening and live demonstration You'll listen actively as Julie plays multiple crystal bowls — frosted and gemstone-infused — while recording your experience on a personal worksheet. Where does the sound land in your body? What shifts? What opens? This is the core skill of crystal sound healing, and you'll begin developing it in real time.
Group share and Q&A Space to compare notes, ask questions, and hear how others experienced the same sounds differently. This is where the learning deepens.
Foundations of crystal sound healing Now that you've felt it, Julie explains the why — resonance, entrainment, sympathetic vibration, and how your nervous system responds to sustained sound. Theory lands completely differently after direct experience.
The foundations you'll understand by the end of the evening:
Resonance Everything vibrates — including your body. Crystal bowls produce sustained tones that physically interact with your body's own natural resonance. What you feel when a bowl is played isn't imagination. It's physics.
Entrainment Your nervous system tends to sync with dominant rhythmic patterns in its environment. A steady, sustained tone can guide your brain from active thinking toward relaxed awareness or deep rest. This is physiology, not mysticism.
Sympathetic vibration When a bowl is played, nearby objects that share similar frequencies begin to vibrate in response. The same principle applies to the body — certain tones resonate more strongly in certain areas, and learning to notice this is a skill.
Intentional listening Most people are passive receivers of sound. Crystal sound healing trains active, felt listening — noticing where sound lands in the body, what shifts, what opens. This is the skill you'll begin to develop in this class.
The nervous system as the instrument The bowls are the tool. Your nervous system is the instrument. Understanding how sound guides the nervous system into different states is the real foundation of this work — and it has practical, everyday value for anyone carrying stress, overload, or disconnection.
What you'll leave with:
A personal worksheet documenting your direct experience with each bowl
The ability to recognize which tones and frequencies resonate with your body
Clarity on the differences between crystal bowl types
A grounded understanding of how and why crystal sound healing works
A new way of listening — to sound and to yourself
No experience necessary. Come with curiosity.
Optional next steps For those who want to go further, Julie offers 1:1 crystal bowl sessions where you'll learn how to properly play and work with the bowls in a focused, hands-on setting.
Cancellation & Transfer Policy A minimum of 72 hours' notice is required for a full refund. To transfer your registration to a future date, email notification is required within 24 hours of the event. Send requests to julie.eastwestbooks@gmail.com
Julie Kalua
Julie Kalua is a sound practitioner, educator, and buyer for East West Bookshop's singing bowl department. With years of experience selecting and working with bowls, she brings a finely attuned ear for tone, resonance, and subtle shifts in the nervous system — developed through direct practice and community offerings.
Through workshops, private sessions, and one-on-one mentorship, Julie guides participants in building a more grounded relationship with their bodies using sound, breath, and simple embodied practices. Her work centers on steadiness, internal alignment, and giving people practical tools they can carry into daily life.
Sound remains her primary medium — not as performance, but as a resource for presence, clarity, and self-trust.
“Authenticity is my main experience with Julie. With that quality, she invites the raw you out and makes you free completely being yourself, then making choices from there. I am new to sound healing and singing. I had been thinking about taking singing classes. Julie’s vulnerable share affirmed my confidence in honoring my authentic voice, after hearing her journey as a professional musician and now discovering her own voice. She was so patiently and generously guiding me discovering the resonance between the Tibetan bowl with my own rhythm and voice, which was such a soul touching unforgettable experience that is so precious in this world.”
—Aya Yan Liang
“An absolutely amazing evening. I love your passion in guiding others to find the right bowl/healing and empowerment in honoring everyone’s unique spiritual journey. Such great information! Your class was one of the best workshops that I’ve attended at the store, and I’ve attended many over the past 30 years. Thank you!”
—Eric Evangelista
“Thank you so much for all you shared ❤️ last night in the workshop. This morning my meditation with my bowl was enhanced immeasurably. I am especially grateful for our one-on-one conversations, and how beautifully the universe put me right where I needed to be.”
—Kate
“I enjoyed this workshop so much! The presentation, your energy, and the wealth of information was absolutely fantastic. I appreciate your messages about the moments of presence, gratitude, and love. A special thank you for the beautiful sound bath experience, e-book, and link to the lovely song. Thank you! ”
—J.C.